topic Re: Using resource files in .NET Forum

Using resource files

SRSDS — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 19:44:43 GMT

This isn't AutoCAD specific but not sure where else to post it.

My app has uses a bunch of images that display in picture boxes.

Currently I have them in a folder that would be distributed with the app but I'd like to import them into the project itself.

I've worked out that I can access the imported image file using:

Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.MyImage

MyImage being the resource filename

Is there a way I can make it a variable?

eg Dim MyImage as string = "Image" + "00"

PictureBox1.Image = Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.MyImage

Re: Using resource files

ActivistInvestor — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 20:46:17 GMT

@SRSDS wrote:
This isn't AutoCAD specific but not sure where else to post it.

My app has uses a bunch of images that display in picture boxes.
Currently I have them in a folder that would be distributed with the app but I'd like to import them into the project itself.

I've worked out that I can access the imported image file using:
Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.MyImage

MyImage being the resource filename

Is there a way I can make it a variable?
eg Dim MyImage as string = "Image" + "00"
PictureBox1.Image = Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.MyImage

The Resources class generated by the IDE should have a ResourceManager property.

You can call the ResourceManager's GetObject() method, passing in a string identifying the image, and cast the result to a Bitmap or whatever type the resource is.

The string you pass in should be the name of the property that returns the image (in your example, it would be "MyImage"):

Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.GetObject("MyImage")

You can find out a lot by looking at the compiler-generated code that's normally hidden from you by VB.

Re: Using resource files

ActivistInvestor — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:50:15 GMT

@Activist_Investor wrote:
The string you pass in should be the name of the property that returns the image (in your example, it would be "MyImage"):
Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.GetObject("MyImage")
You can find out a lot by looking at the compiler-generated code that's normally hidden from you by VB.

Correction:

Global.MyApp.My.Resources.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject("MyImage")